河野大臣記者会見（令和6年5月28日）｜デジタル庁

This page presents Digital Minister Kono's press conference held on May 28, 2024. The main announcement concerns standardizing characters used in local government information systems. The discussion highlights efforts to consolidate approximately 1.63 million kanji characters previously used across municipalities down to about 700,000, then further standardized to approximately 70,000 characters called "Administrative Standard Characters." The Digital Agency provides support tools and explanatory sessions to help municipalities adopt these standards by March 2026. Additionally, the conference includes discussions on ride-sharing policy implementation nationwide.